Terrell Owens discusses the moment he knew Tua Tagovailoa was going to be a star at Alabama
Terrell Owens is one of the best wide receivers ever to play in the NFL. He’s a Pro Football Hall-of-Famer and has numerous accomplishments on his resume.
He also spent some time with the Alabama program in 2017, where he was roped into a workout with then-freshman QB Tua Tagovailoa and some Alabama receivers one day.
As you can see below, Owens said during a recent media appearance that he knew after that workout that Tagovailoa was going to be a star:
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“He comes out, he wasn’t as tall as I thought he was going to be … we was out there an hour and half … this dude was so impressive, dude, that when I left there, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh … honestly … this dude could probably play in the league right now,'” Owens said. “He hit every route. When I was running my routes, I was envisioning and I saw Steve Young throwing the ball to me.
“The only pass I corrected him on, it wasn’t an incompletion. It was the bang-8. When I came out of my bang-8, I ended up catching it on my hips. I said, ‘Tua, on this bang-8 … I want you to get in the habit of when we’re running these routes, taking game drops and visualizing a defense.’ … Obviously, you fast forward and he ended up coming in at halftime and winning the game when Jalen (Hurts) went out.”
As Owens mentions, Tua led Alabama to a second-half comeback in the national championship game later that year (with Owens in attendance). Now, we’ll see if Tagovailoa can become a star in the NFL, too.
Tua has shown flashes of brilliance his rookie season. I hope he can have a more normal offseason and take the next step up in his development. The fins have their QB. He just needs a strong offseason to learn more. Go Tua!
I think just getting another year further from his injury is going to help him a lot.
Flashes of brilliance? More like flash in the pan. A bust in the making? And I’m not talking about a bust for the HOF. Lol.
Here’s wishing Tua a successful & long NFL career…Roll Tide !
Most of us knew he was going to be a star when he stepped on campus. It wasn’t really a secret. He was a five-star recruit and highly sought after. Put the best offensive line around him and voila!
That’s true. Still, few five-star QB recruits end up reaching their potential and being truly great on the field at any level. Part of it’s the players he played with, part was his own mindset, but another big part was the culture of the organization. Bama does a great job of maximizing great talent.